2024 playoff picture, AL and NL rankings

Major League Baseball’s final week was rocked on Wednesday by the postponement of two crucial games between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves – they were rescheduled for a doubleheader on Monday, a day after the scheduled end of the regular season.

This is a real slam-dunk in the NL playoff race, with the Mets, Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks just one game apart for the final two wild-card spots beginning Thursday. Until those games are completed (or the Diamondbacks are eliminated over the weekend), we won’t know the 2024 postseason matchups.

Here is a look at the current status:

(Updated Thursday, September 26, 4:00 p.m. ET)

AL wildcard standings

The top three reach the playoffs

1. Baltimore Orioles (88-70): +3.5 games – secured the postseason spot on September 25th
2. Detroit Tigers (85-74)
3. Kansas City Royals (85-74)
4. Minnesota Twins (82-76): 2.5GB
5. Seattle Mariners (82-77): 3GB

NL wildcard standings

The top three reach the playoffs

1. San Diego Padres (91-66): +4.5 games – secured a postseason spot in September. 24
2. New York Mets (87-70)
3. Arizona Diamondbacks (88-71)
4. Atlanta Braves (86-71): 1 GB